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File photo of Texas Gov. Rick Perry. (credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

After Medicaid Heckling, Perry Meets With Protesters

Hecklers demanding that Texas expand the Medicaid program under the White House-backed health care law repeatedly interrupted a speech by Gov. Rick Perry on Wednesday, then descended on his office for a meeting to keep pressing their case.

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File photo of N.J. Gov. Chris Christie. (credit: Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images)

Christie Backs Okla. Aid, Blunting Talk Of Payback

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, whose own state was beset by a major storm last year and then by squabbling in Congress over disaster aid, said Wednesday that Oklahoma’s tornado victims deserve “swift and immediate” help, and federal lawmakers have said they are likely to get it.

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President Barack Obama speaks on the economy and job creation after touring Manor New Technology High School in Manor, Texas, on May 9, 2013. (credit: SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)

Obama: ‘We’ve Got To Get Our Act Together’

President Barack Obama says the American economy is, in his words, “poised for progress.”

2013/05/10

File photo of Texas Gov. Rick Perry, left, meeting with President Barack Obama this morning. (credit: SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)

Perry Greets, Shakes Hands With Obama For Texas Visit

Gov. Rick Perry has greeted President Barack Obama at the Austin airport with a handshake.

2013/05/09

File photo of a gun shop. (credit: John Moore/Getty Images)

La. House Approves Bill Shielding Gun Buyers, Sellers From Federal Firearms Ban

The House backed a proposal Monday that would allow gun buyers and sellers to circumvent any federal firearms ban if the gun was manufactured in the state, though no manufacturer now exists in Louisiana.

2013/05/07

Mississippi Man Charged In Ricin Letters Case

The arrest of a 41-year-old Mississippi martial arts instructor in a case of poison-laced letters sent to President Barack Obama and others capped a week in which investigators initially zeroed in on a rival of James Everett Dutschke, then decided they had the wrong man.

2013/04/28